Eric Cantor Defeat: Making It Up As We Go Along

David Brat, Republican

Sergeant at Arms, Republican caucus

Eric Cantor loses his seat in Congress to a Tea Party professor of economics at Randolph Macon college and suddenly it's a movement. All the pundits had been saying, just a week ago, the Tea Party was history because Mitch McConnell and others had beaten back their Tea Party challengers and now mainstream, establishment Republicans did not have to worry but could turn their attentions to beating Democrats and not have to move so far to the right.
Now all that talk is forgotten. 
Such is the short memory of TV punditry.

Will Brat Serve His Constituents Well?

What is forgotten in all this is Eric Cantor is just one of 435 members of the House. 
Apparently, Mr. Cantor did not pay close attention to the House of Cards.  He did not remember that his people are a proud people and that humility is their source of pride. Humble yourself before them and they will do anything for you. 
Mr. Cantor was not humble enough.



Of course, there is always the question: Who would really want to represent this constituency?   King of Knaves.  Champion of half wits.  They sent him to Congress to vote against raising the debt ceiling, to vote against government and he became government.  Well, good riddance. 

Don't Forget Where The Capital of The Confederacy Was

There are candidates out there who are not humble, who nevertheless win. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona is anything but humble. He struts about with his guards, dressing prisoners (some of whom have not yet even been tried or convicted of anything) in pink and stripes and parading them through the streets to humiliate them.  He has a tank which he has painted with flames, to show how tough he is. He has never been defeated for re election. His people love him. 

Republican Assault Vehicle 

So, okay, one Right wing congressman has been defeated for not being right wing enough.
 Must be the end of the Republic.